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TIL many people in Switzerland eat cat and dog meat, particularly at Christmas.

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MeBE8 TIL in 2018, almost half of all fatalities from vehicle crashes were not wearing a seatbelt, 29% were driving impaired, and 27% were speeding related.
69E0X TIL Gustave Eiffel was sentenced to 2 years in prison and fined 20,000 Francs, due to the Panama Scandal. He was found guilty of misusing funds, as part of his involvement of the construction of the Panama Canal. He was later acquitted.
YPpZ TIL that when Disney first previewed the Abe Lincoln animatronic to the public, a valve ruptured during the show. This caused Lincoln to collapse and leak red hydraulic fluid, prompting the audience to believe Disney was re-creating his assassination.
5VQjQ TIL the word dumpster wasn't added to the Scrabble dictionary until 2022 due to it being a trademark before.
6yew TIL Argentine ants have a worldwide mega-colony, and if they get in an airplane and travel to a different continent, they will be welcomed in the foreign branch of the colony